"You are such an idiot," Skelly said aloud from where we sat under a giant oak tree. It was around noon right now meaning that if either Skelly or Leyton left the shade they would experience incredible pain since they would not catch on fire. Of course, while they sat under the tree I had tried and succeeded in spotting my castle way off in the distance but this was only due to the one-hundred block high tower I had built and soon destroyed.
"It isn't my fault I had traveled underground to your kingdom," I told her as I fingered the string of the bow the Skeleton King had given me.
"He is correct, it is rather hard to known where you are underground in relation to the surface," Leyton added.
"But it is so boring!" Skelly complained.
"Says the one who was cuddling and petting a sheep earlier like she had never seen one before," I teased.
"S-Shut up! I never got out much and sheep are so fluffy!" She said excitedly before she sent me a glare. "You still didn't have to kill him though."
"I was hungry and Mr. Wooly made an excellent meal," I replied as I patted my stomach.
"I think it is about to rain," Leyton said suddenly as he pointed towards the sky where already there was a large mass of dark gray clouds forming.
"Well, at least we can get home sooner," I said as I stood up and popped my back which had grown stiff from leaning on a tree all day. Soon enough we were making our way towards the castle while rain plummeted towards the ground. I grinned when I saw the snow biome and the cascading snowflakes.
"Pretty." Skelly murmured when she saw them. She then ran into the biome and tried her hardest to grab a snowflake but pouted when they dissolved on touch.
"I do enjoy the snow myself," Leyton said to no one in particular as he joined his sister.
"Same here, it reminds me of my heart." I joked causing both skeletons to look at me strangely.
"And why is that?" Leyton asked curiously.
"Beautiful yet deadly, soft but hard, and cold enough to freeze the surrounding things over," I replied not caring to cover up my words. But upon seeing the even strange looks they gave me I added, "Sorry, snow always makes me seem a little poetic for some reason, it's why I chose to live here."
"That was a rather interesting perspective." Leyton finally said. "But let's not dally the snow might end soon and we would be caught in the sun once again." I gave a nod as we started walking again. We were about maybe ten minutes from the castle but it was getting rather difficult to move since the snowfall seemed to be increasing. Within the next minute, it was as if the very snow was trying to assault us as a snowstorm now raged.
"Why did it suddenly get so violent?" Skelly yelled over the violent wind.
"I don't know but let's try to hurry up!" I yelled back as we broke into a sprint. The three of us ran as fast as possible through the snow and eventually, we arrived at my castle which seemed to be in an eerily calm state. The snow was here falling but not like the blizzard not so far away and strangely there happened to be hundreds of snow golems milling around.
"What is going on?" I asked myself as I led us to the gatehouse. I had no idea how all of these snow golems got here but I had a strong idea of who was responsible for this mess.
"Did you create all of these golems?" Leyton asked eyeing them warily. This confused me until I remembered that golems attacked mobs but they weren't currently. This made me think that maybe since they weren't being hostile Leyton and Skelly wouldn't be attacked.
"No I didn't but I think my housemate did," I told him.
"You never mentioned you had a housemate." He stated his voice growing a bit colder.
"It isn't an Arriver if that is what you're thinking," I told him knowing what bad experiences he had had with them so far.
"That isn't what I'm worried about because I am confident in your ability to keep company." He replied his voice returning to normal.
"Then what is worrying you?"
Leyton gained a pondering look on his face for a moment before he responded, "It is hard to explain but it is like a predator knowing he has become the prey. You probably know that snow golems don't like skeletons which makes me surprised they haven't attacked me yet. I have no fear for skelly's safety around them due to her appearance not being skeletal like but for me, it is unnerving even though I know I can beat them in a fight. It is as if a bigger pressure is in the area and that pressure around with the golems is making a suffocating effect on me."
"Would it make sense if the other person was a snow golem princess?" I asked him.
"Indeed it would but how did you make friends with a snow princess? They are a reclusive bunch that rarely come out to socialize." Leyton asked confusing me. In the short time, I had known the girl Frostlyn had not once shown any reclusive behavior.
"She said I was in her biome and wanted to help me out and live with me since I was like her, you know since I wasn't blocky. But now that I've seen you and Skelly shouldn't she have had siblings who were like her?" I asked him not really expecting him to know.
"Perhaps she didn't," He stated and upon seeing my questioning look said, "Some royalty mobs especially golems rarely come up like us so it wouldn't be far-fetched if the rest of her siblings are blocky."
"Genetics?" I asked thinking if it was the same thing as to why Leyton looked like a skeleton while Skelly looked like a human.
"Precisely." He replied. By this point, we had finally arrived at the front doors to the castle and I opened them to reveal the main room of the floor which was the living room. I gave a smile as I walked over and slumped down onto a chair directly in front of a roaring fire. I was soon joined by both Leyton and Skelly as they too tried to warm up and melt the snow that still clung to their bodies.
"Home sweet home," I said as held my palms forward.
"It is rather magnificent," Leyton said. I gave a nod of thanks since that kind of praise coming from someone who living in a king's castle was nothing to take lightly.
"I like the cozy feel to it, but it is rather cold even with the fire," Skell said. I wondered what she meant before I realized that besides the fire the rest of the house was freezingly cold. Knowing what the most likely cause of the problem was I stood up and said,
Knowing what the most likely cause of the problem was I stood up and said, "You two can stay here I am going to go see what's wrong with the air conditioner." Both of them looked at me strangely no doubt wondering what the heck an air conditioner was but I paid no mind as I ventured through the house trying to find my target. After ten minutes of searching, I had found nothing and all that was left was the top floor. I cursed myself silently as this should have been the first place I looked but the past was the past and I couldn't change it.
Knocking on the wooden door in front of me I called out, "Frostlyn you in there?"
Almost instantly the door was thrown open to reveal a sobbing white haired girl. She immediately flung herself at me and due to not expecting such an action I tumbled to the floor bringing her with me. She was sobbing and I couldn't tell what she was saying but I had a good idea what was going on. Eventually after five minutes of crying the girl finally regained some composure and said, "I thought you had left me."
"I'm gone for a couple of hours and that's the first thing you think?" I asked her wondering why. If this was the first thing she had thought of then there must be a reason for that and it would no doubt be a tragic one.
"You were gone when I woke up and didn't leave a note or anything." She said as she tried to wipe off the tears off her face.
"And you get this teary over someone you barely know?" I asked.
"I hate being alone." I barely heard he say. I felt bad because this was technically my fault. I really could have left a sign but I had betted on her not even knowing I would be gone. Besides my original plan was to go mine not go to the Skeleton Kingdom but that didn't help my defense much since I willing went when I was given the choice.
"I promise I'll leave a note next time and that's if I don't take you with me," I told her. She gave me a smile and after wiping the final tears from her face got up.
"You better not be lying." She told me as I got up myself.
"I promise you that I am not, now come on we got new roommates," I told her earning a curious glance from her.
"Roommates?" She asked as if she had misunderstood me.
"I went to the Skeletal Kingdom and the king asked me to let two of his kids to live with me," I told her as I began to descend a staircase.
"Skeletons!?" She squeaked. I chuckled at this as I had not expected the frightened noise to come from her mouth.
"They're friendly so don't worry." She seemed to doubt my words a little but nonetheless followed me downstairs. When we arrived in the living room both Skelly and Leyton were milling around inspecting small pieces of decor.
"You weren't kidding," Frostlyn said as she looked at the two new inhabitants. This drew the two undead's attention as they looked at the small girl and for a few moments silent dominated the air before Skelly ran forwards and tackled Frostlyn into a hug.
"Oh, my Notch! You are just the cutest!" She squealed as she nuzzled her cheek against her. Frostlyn meanwhile was screaming bloody murder as she pleaded someone to save her from the hug assault of Skelly. Luckily Leyton had already walked over and calmly pulled his sister off Frostlyn.
"What was that for! are you trying to kill me?" Frostlyn said as she took a deep breath. Skelly blushed a deep crimson hue as she realized that she had got carried away.
"I'm sorry it's just you are honestly the cutest girl I've ever seen and I really like cute things. I'm Skelly." She told the girl. I looked at Leyton and saw that he was also trying not to laugh at the introduction. Sadly this introduction was soon broken up by a loud boom whose noise I reconized all too well.
"What was that?" Skelly asked.
I then said the words that both frightened and exilerated me, "We're being raided."
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